Epicritic gastritis belongs to the category of stomach pain in Chinese medicine, which is mainly divided into liver qi offending the stomach, spleen qi deficiency, gastric yin insufficiency, etc. The commonly used formulas are Chai Hu Shuo Liver Essence, Sijunzi Soup, Consistent Decoction with Paeoniae Lactiflorae and Glycyrrhizae Soup, etc. The specific formulas are as follows.
1. Liver qi offending the stomach: manifested as distension and pain in the stomach and epigastric region, pain in both hypochondriums, pain when in trouble, belching (belching), farting (farting), pain and relief, chest tightness, long sighs, and bowel irregularities. It can be treated with Chai Hu Shun Liver Essence, which consists of Chen Pi, Chai Hu, Chuan Xiong, Xiang Fu, Citrus aurantium, Paeonia lactiflora, and Glycyrrhiza glabra.
2. Spleen qi deficiency: manifested as low qi and laziness (lack of strength, not wanting to speak), fatigue (mental exhaustion, physical weakness), yellowish color, lack of desire for food, abdominal distension, tiredness of limbs, swelling of limbs, loose stools (unformed stools), etc.. It can be treated with formulae such as Sijunzi Tang, which consists of Atractylodes macrocephala, Radix et Rhizoma Ginseng, Poria, Glycyrrhiza and other medicines.
3. Deficiency of stomach yin (insufficient yin fluid in the stomach): vague burning pain in the stomach and epigastrium, seeming hunger but not desire to eat, dry mouth and throat, five heart-heat (heat in the heart of the hands and feet, and self-consciousness of the heart and chest), thirst and desire to drink, and dry and knotty stools.
The adverse effects of the above formula are not clear. There are other clinical forms of this disease, patients should go to the hospital in time and follow the doctor’s instructions, do not blindly take medication on their own.